Improvement in washing-machines



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Washing-Machinesi- M ami IIN IIUIIII UNITED dSTnTEs PATENT OFFICE-PIERCE HIBBS, OF KNOBNOSTER, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specication forming part` of Letters Patent No. 146,071, dated December30,1873; application filed l November 22, 1873.

To all whom it may concern: pressure of the clothes, and is presseddown- Be it known that I, PIERCE HIBBS, of Knob ward upon the clothes.By removing or noster, in the county of Johnson, State of Misunhookingthe ring b', the wash-board may souri, have invented certainnew anduseful Imt be thrown over upon the shaft E as a pivot, provements inWashing-Machines 5 and I do out of the way, for putting in orremovhereby declare that the following is a full, ing clothes. On theinside, to each side of i clear, and exact description thereof,reference the box A, is pivoted an arm or lever, H, which beinghad tothe accompanying drawings and extends down between the side of the boxand to theletters of referencemarkedthereon,which the wash-board. To thelower ends: of the lcform a part of this specification. vers H Hisattached and braced a rubber, con- The nature of my invention consistsin the sist-ing simply of two curved side rails, I I, conconstructionand arrangement of a washingnected by means of angular slats or bars JJ, machine, which is simple in construction, easy placed suitabledistances apart. This rubber of operation, durable and effective, andnot liais located below the wash-board, and is moved ble to get out oforder, as will be hereinafter or swung back and forth by means of thelemore fully set forth. vers H H.

In order to enable others skilled in the art In operation, the clothesare washed by the to which my invention appertains to make and rubberoperating on the clothes against the use the same, I will now proceed todescribe rollers D D ofthe wash-board, the clothes bcits constructionand operation, referring to the ing placed on the rubber, and thewash-board ,1 annexed drawing, in whichthen turned down on them andhooked in Figure 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 a longlplace. The dirt inthe clothes will, as it bef1 tudinal vertical section, of mywashing-macomes loosened, settle down between the slats chine. of therubber into the bottom of the box.

A represents the wash-tub or box, of any This machine, though simple inconstrucsuitable dimensions, provided with a semicirtion and easilyToperated, is durable and effectcular bottom, B, and supported uponsuitable ive in use, and can be operated with very litlegs. Inside ofthe box A is located a semitle trouble. circular wash-board, composed oftwo side Having thus fully described my invention, pieces, G C,connected by suitable crossbars, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by and having a series of rollers, D D, arranged Letters Patent,is in semicircular form along their edges, between l. The combination ofthe removable board the two side pieces. These rollers D D maybe G D andbox A B, shaft E, lever G, and yieldeither plain, iiuted, or corrugated,as desired. ing bands b', all constructed and arranged for At one end ofthe wash-board C D, thus conopera-tion as and for the purpose specified.structed,ashaft,E,passestransverselythrough 2. The box A, slotted at a,and board C D, it, and the ends of said shaft rest in slots a a arrangedon shaft E, bands b', pins d', and lein the sides of the box A. Aroundeach end ver G, in combination with the rubber I J and of the shaft Epasses a rubber band, b, conarms H, all constructed and arranged for opy necting the same with a pin, d, below the shaft eration as and for thepurpose speciiied.

in the side of the box. On top of the wash- In testimony that I claimthe foregoingas board is fastened, longitudinally, in the center, my ownI affix my signature in presence of two a bar or levfer, G, whichextends beyond the witnesses. other end o the Wash-board over the end ofthe box, and is connected by a rubber band or PIERCE HIBBS" J ring, b',with a pin, d', in the end of the box. Witnesses: By means of the rubberrings b b', the wash- S. G. KEELY, board is allowed to yield upward tothe MARION BIGLEY.

